CHICAGO (Interstat) — The Winnipeg Jets will visit the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday in a National Hockey League game at United Center.

Winnipeg is 4-2. Chicago is 2-5. The Jets have won four of their first six games, while the Blackhawks have lost five of seven. Chicago is 2-1 at home and 0-4 on the road.

Mark Scheifele is a player to watch for Winnipeg. He had a goal and two assists with three shots on goal in the Jets’ most recent game, a 5-2 home win over Minnesota. Cole Perfetti scored twice in that victory, and Kyle Connor added a goal and an assist. Scheifele also has one assist against Anaheim, two assists against Colorado, three shots on goal at Pittsburgh and two shots on goal at Detroit during his recent stretch. He has one goal and five assists over his past five games, with 10 shots on goal and one hit.

Teuvo Teravainen is a player to watch for Chicago. He had two goals and one assist with three shots on goal in the Blackhawks’ most recent game, a 5-3 home win over Pittsburgh. Tyler Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist in that game, and Roman Kantserov scored twice. Teravainen also has an assist against St. Louis and an assist with one shot on goal and one hit at Buffalo. He has two goals and three assists over his past three games, with four shots on goal and one hit.

Winnipeg opened its season with a 4-3 overtime loss to Boston at home. The Jets then won 3-2 at Detroit, won 3-2 at Pittsburgh and beat Colorado 3-2 at home. They lost 5-1 to Anaheim at home before beating Minnesota 5-2. Chicago opened with a 5-2 loss at Vegas and a 6-0 loss at Utah. The Blackhawks beat St. Louis 4-2 at home, lost 4-3 at Buffalo, lost 4-1 at the New York Islanders and lost 5-2 to Carolina before beating Pittsburgh 5-3.

After facing the Jets, Chicago will host Dallas before home games against Montreal and Florida. Winnipeg is scheduled to host Carolina before road games at St. Louis and Dallas, followed by home matchups with Montreal and Florida. Winnipeg’s upcoming slate also includes games at Tampa Bay and Florida and a home game against Vancouver. Chicago’s schedule also includes home games against Los Angeles and Colorado and road games at Detroit, Boston, Florida, Tampa Bay and Carolina.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Winnipeg 2, Chicago 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Winnipeg a 64.7 percent probability to win.